People with one specific gene, MC1R, were more than twice as likely to report that they avoided dental appointments because of fear and anxiety than people without that gene. Of the 85 people in the study with MC1R, 65 were redheads.

Scientists think that redheads with the gene may be resistant to pain medications and therefore have had some painful experiences with dentists, leading to their fear. Hence, redheads have a good excuse for not wanting to go to the dentist, while the rest of us are just completely irrational. Maybe that sort of evens out the whole "no more redheaded sperm donors" thing.

Related: Does anyone have a redheaded dentist? What kind of genetic mutation is that?

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